as in to withdraw
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back
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Recent Examples of drop back
However, once Kraven is dropped back off at his home, the film never recovers the excitement of those first few scenes.
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Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin ends month near $100,000 Bitcoin, which recently made a run at $100,000 before dropping back, briefly rose back above $98,000 but was recently trading around $97,300.
—CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
Bo Nix has had time to throw just about every time he’s dropped back.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
What's next: Daytime temperatures will dip into more normal ranges this weekend, with the mercury dropping back to the 50s and 60s.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin ends month near $100,000 Bitcoin, which recently made a run at $100,000 before dropping back, briefly rose back above $98,000 but was recently trading around $97,300.
—CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
Bo Nix has had time to throw just about every time he’s dropped back.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
What's next: Daytime temperatures will dip into more normal ranges this weekend, with the mercury dropping back to the 50s and 60s.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop back
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President-elect Trump's choice to replace her withdrew his candidacy, and another appointee is yet to be announced.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Combs is expected to return to court on March 17 and will spend the holiday season behind bars after withdrawing his appeal for bail.Nicole Acosta, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Yet today, outraged and traumatized by the Gaza-Israel war, American Jews and Muslims have retreated into their respective tribal corners.Walter Ruby, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
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Indiana gained 278 yards, and 126 of those came in the final 4:44, with the Fighting Irish (12-1) retreating into a soft zone defense, with chunks of Fighting Irish and Hoosiers fans back in the parking lots resuming tailgates or trying to get back to Kokomo or Fort Wayne or Bloomington.Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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As the dust falls back to the surface, the wind carries it into these swirling patterns.Brett Tingley, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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When out of possession, Sugawara was urged to close the opposition down quickly instead of falling back into a defensive shape — suggesting Juric is less concerned about building with short passes than winning the ball high up to launch fast transition opportunities.Elias Burke, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Currently, after the fall of Silicon Valley Bank and the ripple effects of the U.S. regional banking crisis, along with high interest rate levels and deteriorating loan quality, some banks are pulling out money lent to small businesses.Lechi (Richard) Zhang, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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As the rebels advanced on Damascus, Tehran abruptly pulled out its Revolutionary Guards and Basij paramilitary forces, which had been deployed to prop up President Bashar al-Assad.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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The two soon-to-be senators both handily won their elections last month, replacing retiring Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.).Al Weaver, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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DeSantis appointed Gilzean to the elections supervisor post in March to fill a vacancy created when longtime Democratic elections chief Bill Cowles retired.Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20back. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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